From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Haskell Mode? Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:01:08 -0400 Message-ID: References: <20080828083300.GB1643@muc.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1219939893 19669 80.91.229.12 (28 Aug 2008 16:11:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:11:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Alan Mackenzie Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 28 18:12:27 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KYk6k-0007qR-Ix for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:12:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43752 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KYk5l-0002oR-B2 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:11:25 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KYjvt-0001pz-Gy for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:01:14 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KYjvr-0001od-1s for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:01:12 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34136 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KYjvq-0001oT-AX for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:01:10 -0400 Original-Received: from chene.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.20]:45330) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KYjvq-0000vE-6m for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:01:10 -0400 Original-Received: from alfajor.home (vpn-132-204-232-77.acd.umontreal.ca [132.204.232.77]) by chene.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m7SG1897032435; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:01:08 -0400 Original-Received: by alfajor.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 570561C168; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:01:08 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <20080828083300.GB1643@muc.de> (Alan Mackenzie's message of "Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:33:01 +0000") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3091=0 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:103074 Archived-At: > There is a Haskell Mode in existence, which seems to have been written > by a fine upstanding member of the free software community. > It isn't part of Emacs, making it a mild hassle to download and load and > use. > Is there any reason why this mode isn't part of Emacs, and could it > become part of Emacs? The only reason why it's not part of Emacs, AFAIK is that I haven't had the energy/time to track down the contributors and get the relevant papers signed. If someone wants to help me do that, I'd be very grateful. Stefan PS: The same holds for SML, by the way, except that I did try to track people down for that one at some point.